A theoretical model of reversible adhesion in shape memory surface relief structures and its application in transfer printing

Transfer printing is an important and versatile tool for deterministic assembly and integration of micro/nanomaterials on unusual substrates, with promising applications in fabrication of stretchable and flexible electronics. The shape memory polymers (SMP) with triangular surface relief structures are introduced to achieve large, reversible adhesion, thereby with potential applications in temperature-controlled transfer printing. An analytic model is established, and it identifies two mechanisms to increase the adhesion: (1) transition of contact mode from the triangular to trapezoidal configurations, and (2) explicit enhancement in the contact area. The surface relief structures are optimized to achieve reversible adhesion and transfer printing. The theoretical model and results presented can be exploited as design guidelines for future applications of SMP in reversible adhesion and stretchable electronics.     

Constitutive modeling of shape memory polymer based self-healing syntactic foam

In a previous study, it was found that the shape memory functionality of a shape memory polymer based syntactic foam can be utilized to self-seal impact damage repeatedly, efficiently, and almost autonomously [Li G., John M., 2008. A self-healing smart syntactic foam under multiple impacts. Comp. Sci. Technol. 68(15–16), 3337–3343]. The purpose of this study is to develop a thermodynamics based constitutive model to predict the thermomechanical behavior of the smart foam. First, based on DMA tests and FTIR tests, the foam is perceived as a three-phase composite with interfacial transition zone (interphase) coated microballoons dispersed in the shape memory polymer (SMP) matrix; for simplicity, it is assumed to be an equivalent two-phase composite by dispersing elastic microballoons into an equivalent SMP matrix. Second, the equivalent SMP matrix is phenomenologically assumed to consist of an active (rubbery) phase and a frozen (glassy) phase following Liu et al. [Liu, Y., Gall, K., Dunn, M.L., Greenberg, A.R., Diani J., 2006. Thermomechanics of shape memory polymers: uniaxial experiments and constitutive modeling. Int. J. Plasticity 22, 279–313]. The phase transition between these two phases is through the change of the volume fraction of each phase and it captures the thermomechanical behavior of the foam. The time rate effect is also considered by using rheological models. With some parameters determined by additional experimental testing, the prediction by this model is in good agreement with the 1D test result found in the literature. Parametric studies are also conducted using the constitutive model, which provide guidance for future design of this novel self-healing syntactic foam and a class of light-weight composite sandwich structures.     

3D打印多孔热固性聚酰亚胺含油复合材料

以氯化钠(NaCl)作为致孔剂与流变性能调节剂,碳纤维(CF)作为增强填料与流变性能调节剂,苯乙炔基封端聚酰胺酸溶液(PAA)作为基体树脂,配制适用于直书写3D打印的复合墨水,室温下打印成形后经热固化处理和NaCl刻蚀去除后制备了多孔热固性聚酰亚胺/碳纤维(TSPI/CF)复合材料. 研究表明:NaCl与CF对复合墨水的流变学性能具有好的调节作用;打印制备的TSPI/CF复合材料具有低的各向同性尺寸收缩和优异的耐热性能,且耐热性能随着CF含量的增加而提高;CF含量升高,TSPI/CF复合材料的孔隙率提高,平均孔径降低,力学性能增强;多孔TSPI/CF复合材料表现出优异的储油、出油性能以及浸油摩擦学性能.      

Post-buckling analysis for the precisely controlled buckling of thin film encapsulated by elastomeric substrates

The precisely controlled buckling of stiff thin films (e.g., Si or GaAs nano ribbons) on the patterned surface of elastomeric substrate (e.g., poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)) with periodic inactivated and activated regions was designed by Sun et al. [Sun, Y., Choi, W.M., Jiang, H., Huang, Y.Y., Rogers, J.A., 2006. Controlled buckling of semiconductor nanoribbons for stretchable electronics. Nature Nanotechnology 1, 201–207] for important applications of stretchable electronics. We have developed a post-buckling model based on the energy method for the precisely controlled buckling to study the system stretchability. The results agree with Sun et al.’s (2006) experiments without any parameter fitting, and the system can reach 120% stretchability.     

Reprint of “Post-buckling analysis for the precisely controlled buckling of thin film encapsulated by elastomeric substrates” [In. J. Solids Struct. 45 (2008) 2014–2023]

The precisely controlled buckling of stiff thin films (e.g., Si or GaAs nano ribbons) on the patterned surface of elastomeric substrate (e.g., poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)) with periodic inactivated and activated regions was designed by Sun et al. [Sun, Y., Choi, W.M., Jiang, H., Huang, Y.Y., Rogers, J.A., 2006. Controlled buckling of semiconductor nanoribbons for stretchable electronics. Nature Nanotechnology 1, 201–207] for important applications of stretchable electronics. We have developed a post-buckling model based on the energy method for the precisely controlled buckling to study the system stretchability. The results agree with Sun et al.’s (2006) experiments without any parameter fitting, and the system can reach 120% stretchability.     

Experimental and numerical study of the effect of silica filler on the tensile strength of a 3D-printed particulate nanocomposite

Polymers are commonly found to have low mechanical properties, e.g., low stiffness and low strength. To improve the mechanical properties of polymers, various types of fillers have been added. These fillers can be either micro- or nano-sized; however; nano-sized fillers are found to be more efficient in improving the mechanical properties than micro-sized fillers. In this research, we have analysed the mechanical behaviour of silica reinforced nanocomposites printed by using a new 5-axis photopolymer extrusion 3D printing technique. The printer has 3 translational axes and 2 rotational axes, which enables it to print free-standing objects. Since this is a new technique and in order to characterise the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites manufactured using this new technique, we carried out experimental and numerical analyses. We added a nano-sized silica filler to enhance the properties of a 3D printed photopolymer. Different concentrations of the filler were added and their effects on mechanical properties were studied by conducting uniaxial tensile tests. We observed an improvement in mechanical properties following the addition of the nano-sized filler. In order to observe the tensile strength, dog-bone samples using a new photopolymer extrusion printing technique were prepared. A viscoelastic model was developed and stress relaxation tests were conducted on the photopolymer in order to calibrate the viscoelastic parameters. The developed computational model of nano reinforced polymer composite takes into account the nanostructure and the dispersion of the nanoparticles. Hyper and viscoelastic phenomena was considered to validate and analyse the stress–strain relationship in the cases of filler concentrations of 8%, 9%, and 10%. In order to represent the nanostructure, a 3D representative volume element (RVE) was utilized and subsequent simulations were run in the commercial finite element package ABAQUS. The results acquired in this study could lead to a better understanding of the mechanical characteristics of the nanoparticle reinforced composite, manufactured using a new photopolymer extrusion 5-axis 3D printing technique.     

可延展结构的设计及力学研究新进展

可延展柔性电子器件克服了传统无机电子器件脆、硬的缺点,在保持优异电学性能的同时,以其优秀的可延展性极大拓展了微电子器件的应用范围,备受国内外学术界和电子产业界瞩目. 无机电子器件的可延展柔性化主要通过力学结构设计的方法实现,本文针对近两年具有代表性的三种可延展柔性结构设计,包括分形互联岛桥结构、折纸结构和剪纸结构,简要综述了这些结构的力学研究进展,彰显了力学在可延展柔性电子器件发展中的重要作用,并展望了未来的发展方向.     

Theoretical analysis of the deformation of SMP sandwich beam in flexure

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) can have a large frozen strain but with a very small recovery stiffness in comparison with shape memory metals or ceramics. To provide more deployable stresses for the application of actuators, sandwich beams consisting of a SMP core and two thin metallic skins were considered. The packaging behaviors of two types of SMP sandwich beams, aluminum/SMP/aluminum and steel/SMP/steel, were discussed. Due to the high compliance of SMP core on packaging condition that the testing temperature is above the activation temperature of the material, buckling and post-buckling are the essential deformation mechanisms of SMP sandwich beams under bending. Theoretical solutions were derived in studying such non-linear behaviors, including the initiation of critical buckling, post-buckling response, and final failure modes. Systematic parameter’s analyses, e.g., buckling half-wavelength, amplitude, location of the neutral-strain surface in different packaging curvatures, were also presented.     

Complicated deformation simulating on temperature-driven 4D printed bilayer structures based on reduced bilayer plate model

The four-dimensional (4D) printing technology, as a combination of additive manufacturing and smart materials, has attracted increasing research interest in recent years. The bilayer structures printed with smart materials using this technology can realize complicated deformation under some special stimuli due to the material properties. The deformation prediction of bilayer structures can make the design process more rapid and thus is of great importance. However, the previous works on deformation prediction of bilayer structures rarely study the complicated deformations or the influence of the printing process on deformation. Thus, this paper proposes a new method to predict the complicated deformations of temperature-sensitive 4D printed bilayer structures, in particular to the bilayer structures based on temperature-driven shape-memory polymers (SMPs) and fabricated using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology. The programming process to the material during printing is revealed and considered in the simulation model. Simulation results are compared with experiments to verify the validity of the method. The advantages of this method are stable convergence and high efficiency, as the three-dimensional (3D) problem is converted to a two-dimensional (2D) problem. The simulation parameters in the model can be further associated with the printing parameters, which shows good application prospect in 4D printed bilayer structure design.

     

形状记忆聚合物力学行为及其物理机制

形状记忆聚合物是一类环境响应主动形变智能软材料,是智能材料与结构领域的新兴研究内容之一。宏观概括其物理和力学行为的研究热点,主要包括三个方面：材料与环境之间的信息交换（如热量、能量等）,主动形变控制（如驱动方法、形变行为本构建模等）,软材料及其结构力学（如相变/转变热力学、复合材料设计等）。形状记忆聚合物的记忆效应源于分子链段本征结构的热运动,受外场激励影响,是分子链段结构（包括构型和构象）松弛行为的宏观表象,遵循Arrhenius定律。本文从物理和力学两方面讨论了形状记忆聚合物的分子链段热力学行为及其熵弹效应、分子结构松弛力学行为、环境效应记忆行为的物理和力学机制,系统地对形状记忆聚合物分子结构本征属性及其物理机理、记忆效应转变机制及其力学内涵、温度记忆效应、多场耦合效应响应行为等热点和难点问题进行了分析和讨论。最后,论文展望了形状记忆聚合物力学行为研究的未来发展方向。     

便携式电子产品的跌落冲击响应--试验,仿真和理论

便携式电子产品经常在相对恶劣的环境中使用, 在运输和使用时可能会跌落至地面或撞击到其他物体上. 本文概述了便携式电子产品的冲击响应和冲击防护这一新领域的研究状况. 介绍了该研究领域的工业背景和行业标准, 系统评述了相关的研究, 包括实验(跌落试验、冲击试验), 数值仿真及理论模型等方面的进展.      

三浦折纸超材料结构数字化设计与模型验证

折纸结构在航空航天、柔性电子、汽车船舶和建筑结构等领域具有较好的应用前景. 三浦折纸单元沿三向拓展可构建出三浦折纸超材料结构, 具有高孔隙、可自锁、平面折展、负泊松比、形态可控等特性. 为了便于生成折纸超材料结构的复杂三维模型、推广应用于缓冲吸能结构及可展结构, 本文利用Matlab和Grasshopper软件, 发展了三浦折纸超材料结构的数字化设计方法, 利用数字化建模及3D打印技术, 实现了零厚度及非零厚度三维折纸模型的统一建模, 并开展了物理模型验证分析, 探讨了3D打印制作折纸超材料结构模型的优缺点; 推导了三浦折纸超材料的折痕长度、相对密度、折叠率等特性与几何参数的关系, 利用Abaqus/Explicit软件开展了结构准静态压缩过程分析与验证, 揭示相对密度对结构吸能指标的影响规律. 研究结果表明, 折纸超材料结构数字化设计方法高效、准确, 便于结构选型及优化分析, 所得三维模型结果与理论值吻合较好. 当胞元面板构型、面板厚度及结构折痕总长不变时, 相对密度较小的三浦折纸超材料结构具备更为优异的吸能效率.      

冷风切削对高速切削难加工材料刀具磨损的影响

基于复合制冷技术研制1种低温冷风/低温最小量润滑供给装置,使用TiAlN涂层硬质合金刀具进行干切削、最小量润滑(MQL)、低温冷风及低温最小量润滑(低温MQL)条件下镍基高温合金Inconel 718的高速车削试验和淬硬钢AISI D2的高速铣削试验,通过扫描电镜(SEM)和能谱分析(EDS)观察分析硬质合金刀具的磨损形态、磨损机理,研究低温冷风和低温MQL对高速切削难加工材料刀具磨损的影响.结果表明:高速切削Inconel 718和AISI D2时,刀具磨损机理主要为磨料磨损、黏结磨损和扩散磨损;低温冷风和低温MQL可有效降低高速切削时的切削温度,进而防止刀具软化,减小磨料磨损和与温度相关的黏结磨损、扩散磨损,因而可大幅度地提高刀具的使用寿命.     

Mechanics of stretchable electronics with high fill factors

Mechanics models are developed for an imbricate scale design for stretchable and flexible electronics to achieve both mechanical stretchability and high fill factors (e.g., full, 100% areal coverage). The critical conditions for self collapse of scales and scale contact give analytically the maximum and minimum widths of scales, which are important to the scale design. The maximum strain in scales is obtained analytically, and has a simple upper bound of 3t_scale/(4ρ) in terms of the scale thickness t_scale and bending radius ρ.     

复合材料胶接结构有限元分析方法研究进展

胶接结构的强度分析方法可以分为解析法和数值法两类,数值法主要是有限元方法.本文综述了复合材料胶接结构的有限元分析方法,按照胶接结构有限元模型建立的物理机理,将胶接结构力学分析模型分为基于有限元应力分析模型、基于断裂力学模型和基于损伤力学模型3类.详细介绍了这3类模型中的主要有限元建模分析方法:三维应力分析方法、虚拟裂纹闭合技术方法和内聚力模型方法,介绍了每种方法的基本思想、适用范围、优缺点、改进和扩展、有限元建模的实施步骤,以及有限元分析中应用该方法所取得的成果.第五部分从适用范围、应力奇异和破坏判据3个方面对这几种分析模型进行了对比分析.最后,对该领域发展趋势进行了展望.      

Independent research and development progress in large-scale wind turbine blade with coordinated aerodynamics,structure, and load

Abstract According to the three key elements in blade design process, i.e., aerodynamic design, structure design, and load prediction, the independent research and development (R&D) progress of blade design is summarized and analyzed. The calculational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, the vortex method, and the blade element momentum method (BEM) are described. Based on the widely used BEM method, the solutions for the blade design in low-speed wind area are obtained. A brief overview of the traditional design and analysis methods based on beam models is given. The defects of these methods used for simulating the structure of large-scale composite blade are analyzed. The application progress of the finite element method (FEM) used in the blade structure analysis is shown. The effects of load prediction on the blades and entire wind turbine are introduced. The progress in load forecasting is described. With the analysis of the relationship among these three key elements, it is concluded that developing a blade optimization design system with coordinated aerodynamics, structure, and load will truly meet the requirement of high efficiency and low cost. The main directions for further study are pointed out, e.g., high efficiency and low load airfoils, structural nonlinear finite element analysis, aerodynamic structure coupling research, and establishing different design standards. The aim is to establish a blade R&D system suitable for the conditions of wind resources in China and promote the development of wind power in the country.     

Analysis of mechanical response of fistula plug for structure optimization

Anal fistula is one of the three greatest anorectal diseases with a high prevalence. The traditional treatments(e.g., surgery) for fistula have limitations due to damage to the internal anal sphincter of patients. With recent advances in biomaterials, treatments based on biomaterial filling (e.g., scleraprotein injection, fistula plug) have emerged as novel therapies for fistula. The anal fistula plug (e.g., based on small intestinal submucosa (SIS)) has attracted increasing attention because of short term healing rate and biocompatibility. However, challenges remain for this method such as plug falling as observed in clinics. To address this, this paper analyzes the case of SIS falling under physiological condition from mechanical point of view using ANSYS simulation. It then proposes three new geometrical structures for fistula plug and compares their mechanical behavior (e.g., axial stress, reaction of constraint) with that of clinically used structure (cone shape). Based on the simulation, it optimizes the geometric parameters of fistula plug. The approach developed here can help to improve the design of fistula plug for better clinical treatments.     

Modeling size-dependent thermo-mechanical behaviors of shape memory polymer Bernoulli-Euler microbeam

The objective of this paper is to model the size-dependent thermo-mechanical behaviors of a shape memory polymer(SMP) microbeam. Size-dependent constitutive equations, which can capture the size effect of the SMP, are proposed based on the modified couple stress theory(MCST). The deformation energy expression of the SMP microbeam is obtained by employing the proposed size-dependent constitutive equation and Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. An SMP microbeam model, which includes the formulations of deflection, strain, curvature, stress and couple stress, is developed by using the principle of minimum potential energy and the separation of variables together. The sizedependent thermo-mechanical and shape memory behaviors of the SMP microbeam and the influence of the Poisson ratio are numerically investigated according to the developed SMP microbeam model. Results show that the size effects of the SMP microbeam are significant when the dimensionless height is small enough. However, they are too slight to be necessarily considered when the dimensionless height is large enough. The bending flexibility and stress level of the SMP microbeam rise with the increasing dimensionless height, while the couple stress level declines with the increasing dimensionless height.The larger the dimensionless height is, the more obvious the viscous property and shape memory effect of the SMP microbeam are. The Poisson ratio has obvious influence on the size-dependent behaviors of the SMP microbeam. The paper provides a theoretical basis and a quantitatively analyzing tool for the design and analysis of SMP micro-structures in the field of biological medicine, microelectronic devices and micro-electro-mechanical system(MEMS) self-assembling.     

3D contaminant migration model with consolidation dependent transport coefficients

Soil consolidation would induce variations of its transport coefficients such as hydraulic conductivity and diffusion coefficient. This paper presents a study of the influence of barrier consolidation on transport coefficients, and a 3D transport model based on mixture theory is proposed for describing the liners that involve circular defects in the geomembrane. The elastoplastic ALPHA model is revised by using the spatially mobilized plane (SMP) criterion for simulating the deformation of the soils. Then, the 3D model coupling the nonlinear consolidation and contaminant advection-diffusion is solved using the finite element software ABAQUS. The results show that the importance of reducing the defect size in the geomembrane and the liner porosity to control the contaminant concentration increase.